Exciting news from Flume! Big congrats to Flume who has been awarded $13.1 million funding from the Empire State Development under New York’s Affordable Housing Connectivity Program - marking a major step in their mission to deliver high-speed, affordable internet to underserved communities across the state. Flume will bring low-cost broadband options to over 14k households in affordable and public housing by 2026. 💻 Internet plans starting at just $10/month 📶 Gigabit speeds for $30/month, locked in through 2034 🌍 Expanded digital literacy programs and multilingual support Flume’s efforts will connect 39 miles of new fiber optic infrastructure across the Bronx, Rochester, and Buffalo areas, ensuring access to reliable broadband for thousands of New Yorkers. Congratulations Prashanth Vijay and the entire Flume team! 🎖️ https://lnkd.in/eG-fJHuW cc: Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Mikaz E., Conor Harbeck, Eileen McRae #FlumeInternet #BroadbandAccess #DigitalEquity #AffordableInternet #ConnectALL
Flume is excited to announce $13.1M in grant funding from the Empire State Development ConnectAll Office to be deployed over the next 24 months! This new initiative will allow us to bring our gigabit edge networks to over 14,100 homes and over 780 buildings across NYC, Rochester and Buffalo. Flume will deliver plans ranging from $10-$30 and deliver 100mbps - 1000mbps fiber speeds to these locations where cable connectivity is inadequate. We look forward to working with the ConnectAll office and the Governor's office to bring this and more broadband projects to reality in the coming years. If you are an affordable or public housing owner in New York or any other state and are looking for new fiber options, please reach out to the Flume team! For more information please check out the official release here: https://lnkd.in/ePkzjvhW
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Thanks for the day 1 support Jenny Fielding Scott Hartley and many other folks 😀
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